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Q&A: An ongoing pressure ulcer was initially noted by our wound nurse as unstageable related to slough and/or eschar. The most recent documentation in the look-back period states the wound is now a Stage 4. Should I continue to code it as unstageable or now code it as a Stage 4?

Question: An ongoing pressure ulcer was initially noted by our wound nurse as unstageable related to slough and/or eschar. The most recent documentation in the look-back period states the wound is now a Stage 4....

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